Support



Oct; 20, 1 959, c. s. BASS 2,909,347

, SUPPORT Filed July 8, 1957 INVENTOR. 67/44 155 6. 5,468

I) BY fie/3M ATTOR/VEK United States Patent SUPPORT Charles S. Bass, Plainview, Tex., assignor of thirty-one percent to Thomas M. Julian, Plainview, Tex.

Application July 8, 1957, Serial No. 670,500

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-113) This invention relates to improvements in supports and more particularly to a support that is to be used with articles having long handles, such as brooms, mops, dusting implements and similar articles.

An object of this invention is to provide a support that is adapted to be mounted on a wall so that articles having long handles thereon may be suspended therefrom.

Housewives, janitors and others who use brooms, mops and etc., usually place such articles in the corner of a room or place them on the floor in a closet or similar inclosure. Such articles, when so placed, are usually falling down, getting in the way or otherwise becoming a nuisance.

An object of this invention, therefore, is to provide a support that will suspend articles having long handles in neat arrangement above the floor and out of the way of the users thereof.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a support embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the support;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the support; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, wherein like parts are designated by like reference numerals, the reference numeral is used to generally designate a support embodying the invention.

The support 10 comprises a base plate 11 of substantially rectangular formation which is provided at each of its corners with an opening 12 to receive a screw 13 whereby the support 10 may be attached to a wall or any other vertical surface.

A substantially triangular shaped projection 14 is formed on the face of the base plate 11 and the projection 14 has two reversely downwardly inclined surfaces 15 and 16, respectively, at the front thereof which extend upwardly and outwardly at the top thereof to merge into the arcuate portion 17 and at the bottom thereof merge into the face of the base plate 11.

A threaded bore 18 is provided in each of the inclined surfaces 15 and 16 adjacent the arcuate portion 17 and on the longitudinal axis of the inclined surfaces 15 and 16.

A spindle 19 is connected to each of the threaded bores '18 by means of a reduced threaded portion 20 on one end thereof. Each of the spindles has a hex shaped head 21 on the end opposite to the end having the threaded portion 20 thereon, and a sleeve 22 is mounted for rotation on each of the spindles 19 between the head 21 and the face of the inclined surfaces 15 and 16.

A roller 23 of compressible material, such as rubber in its various forms and any other suitable material of the same resiliency, is mounted on each of the sleeves 22. With the spindles 19 extending at right angles to the faces of the surfaces 15 and 16, the spindles 19 will extend downwardly and outwardly by reason of the inclination of the faces 15 and 16 to provide a space of V-formation between the rollers 23.

In the use of the support 10, any article having a long handle, such as shown in dotted lines at'A, may be supported by the rollers 23. The handle A is placed in the V-shaped space between the rollers 23 with a slight pressure and the handle A is then pulled down slightly, causing the rollers 23 to rotate. The rotation of the rollers 23 draws the handle A back toward the base plate 11 to firmly retain the handle A between the rollers 23. The inward travel of the handle A is caused by the downward inclination of the rollers 23 and as the handle travels toward the base plate 11, the rollers 23 are depressed to firmly grip the handle A.

To remove the handle A from engagement with the rollers 23, the handle A is lifted up and outwardly of the rollers 23.

The support, therefore, saves time in placing any article therein and removing the same therefrom and the weight of the article compresses the rollers 23 so that a firm positive grip is provided by the support.

While the invention has been described as applicable for supporting brooms, mops and other articles having long handles, the invention may also be used to support hammers, wrenches, chisels, hoes, rakes and many other articles that are round or are of rounded or oblong deslgn.

It is believed that from the foregoing description the structure and operation of the support will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A hanger for supporting long handled articles in a substantially vertical position comprising a vertical base plate, a pair of outwardly and downwardly inclined spindles connected to said base plate and being divergedly related and between which a handle can be interposed and wedged.

2. A hanger for supporting long handled articles in a substantially vertical position comprising a vertical base plate, a pair of outwardly and downwardly inclined spindles connected to said base plate and being divergedly related and between which a handle can be interposed and wedged, said spindles being of resilient material.

3. A hanger for supporting long handled articles in a substantially vertical position comprising a vertical base plate, a pair of outwardly and downwardly inclined spindles connected to said base plate and being divergedly related and between which a handle can be interposed and wedged, said vertical base plate being provided with a boss having an outer surface reversed in inclination to that of the spindles and to which said spindles are rigidly connected.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 692,905 Rehrig Feb. 11, 1902 946,747 Webb Jan. 18, 1910 2,784,930 Wernecke Mar. 12, 1957 

